Staff Photo by Tim Barber/Chattanooga Times Free Press
Renderings of a redesigned facade and interior of Hamilton Place mall are on display at Center Court on Tuesday as CBL’s Michael Lebovitz. in background, announces a multimillion-dollar renovation of the complex.Hamilton Place mall and nearby stores draw 16 million people every year, and the shopping center’s owners are trying to ensure the visitors come back.
A multimillion-dollar renovation of the mall’s interior space and entrances, the first since 1998, will update the center and keep it positioned as the Chattanooga area’s No. 1 retail destination, officials said Tuesday.
“Hamilton Place will look different. It will be a major improvement,” said Michael Lebovitz, executive vice president of development and administration for mall owner CBL & Associates Properties Inc.
Chattanooga-based CBL’s flagship mall will undergo its second major interior renovation since the 1 million-square-foot retail center opened in 1987.
Work is scheduled to begin in March and take eight months. The mall will remain open with most of the changes done during off hours and when the site is closed, Lebovitz said.